Netflix launches in France, Holland rumoured

Rumours about impending Netflix launches in The Netherlands and France are surfacing again.

This time, Belgian press speculates about a launch not only in these two countries, but also in Belgium itself following recruitment advertising for translators for French, Dutch, as well as Turkish, Korean and Indian.

During the presentation of its 2012 figures, Netflix confirmed that it would announce its next European launch in July. Apart from The Netherlands and France, Germany is thought to be one of the next markets the streaming S-VOD service will enter.

Last year, Netlfix launched in the UK and Ireland as well as in the Nordic countries. Launching in large market such as France and Germany would make sense, but these countries require dubbed content, while the Benelux and Scandinavian countries are used to original versions with subtitles.

However, launching in a smaller market such as The Netherlands would also make sense because broadband penetration among homes is by far the highest in that country. Netflix would compete against the VOD services of cable operators UPC and Ziggo as well as against KPN’s IPTV service and web-based services such as Pathe Thuis and Ximon,

White Paper

yes Satellite is Israel’s leading pay TV service provider. Founded in July 2000, yes had since gained 580,000 subscribers, which comprise 38 percent of the Israeli pay TV market. yes is considered to be an innovative provider, introducing new services and technological advancements to its subscribers regularly, ahead of its competition. … [Download this White Paper...]

Speakers’ Corner

Intel’s acquisition of Lantiq is great news for everybody involved in the smart gateway field, for it will galvanise the market and win over anybody who still doubts that such a dedicated device on the premise will be essential for the intelligent connected home of the future. Related

The BBC has a report out called The Future of News. The authors are some of my most talented colleagues, and their work is as comprehensive and well-thought through as it is blunt in its assessment of how far and fast our industry needs to change. Related